This is the first edition of AHAM 7002/CSA SPE-7002/UL 7002, Sustainability Standard for portable and floor care appliances. The environmental performance of portable and floor care home appliances are commonly evaluated on a few environmental attributes such as electricity consumption during use or materials. This Standard on home appliance sustainability for portable and floor care products takes a broader, multi-attribute, and more holistic approach to assessing the environmental impacts of these small home appliances. The multi-attribute approach was developed using life-cycle assessment (LCA) information along with other key factors such as hot-spot or hot-button analyses influencing product environmental performance. This approach, detailed in Annex A, determined the environmental attributes of portable and floor care appliances for inclusion in this Standard.